Legislation administered by the Ministry as at 1 July 2006

The management of fisheries in New Zealand is administered through a series of Public Acts and Regulations.

Public Acts

Fisheries Act 1996

Fisheries (Quota Operations Validation) Act 1997


Māori Fisheries Act 1989

Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992


Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004


Māori Fisheries Act 2004

Aquaculture Reform (Repeals and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004.

Regulations

In addition to the above Public Acts, the Ministry of Fisheries administers a significant number of Regulations related to the management of fisheries within New Zealand.